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Lifehacker: These Gboard Alternatives Are Open-Source and Privacy-First. “Gboard is the default keyboard for Pixel smartphones and many devices that use stock Android, but it’s not the only option out there. Recently, Gboard has been swept up in a privacy controversy highlighting how your data is used by Google for its own training and collection. The data that Google collects can be […]

Lifehacker: These Gboard Alternatives Are Open-Source and Privacy-First. “Gboard is the default keyboard for Pixel smartphones and many devices that use stock Android, but it’s not the only option out there. Recently, Gboard has been swept up in a privacy controversy highlighting how your data is used by Google for its own training and collection. The data that Google collects can be […]

Lifehacker: These Gboard Alternatives Are Open-Source and Privacy-First. “Gboard is the default keyboard for Pixel smartphones and many devices that use stock Android, but it’s not the only option out there. Recently, Gboard has been swept up in a privacy controversy highlighting how your data is used by Google for its own training and collection. The data that Google collects can be […]

Lifehacker: These Gboard Alternatives Are Open-Source and Privacy-First. “Gboard is the default keyboard for Pixel smartphones and many devices that use stock Android, but it’s not the only option out there. Recently, Gboard has been swept up in a privacy controversy highlighting how your data is used by Google for its own training and collection. The data that Google collects can be […]

Lifehacker: These Gboard Alternatives Are Open-Source and Privacy-First. “Gboard is the default keyboard for Pixel smartphones and many devices that use stock Android, but it’s not the only option out there. Recently, Gboard has been swept up in a privacy controversy highlighting how your data is used by Google for its own training and collection. The data that Google collects can be […]

How-To Geek: Why Immich succeeded where every other Google Photos alternative failed. “It seemed like Immich came out of nowhere, but suddenly all my colleagues appear to be using it. I’m not as into self-hosting as some of them, so perhaps that’s why I’m surprised, but the more I look into it, the more obvious it seems that this photo management solution is turning into a sleeper hit. The […]

How-To Geek: Why Immich succeeded where every other Google Photos alternative failed. “It seemed like Immich came out of nowhere, but suddenly all my colleagues appear to be using it. I’m not as into self-hosting as some of them, so perhaps that’s why I’m surprised, but the more I look into it, the more obvious it seems that this photo management solution is turning into a sleeper hit. The […]

How-To Geek: Why Immich succeeded where every other Google Photos alternative failed. “It seemed like Immich came out of nowhere, but suddenly all my colleagues appear to be using it. I’m not as into self-hosting as some of them, so perhaps that’s why I’m surprised, but the more I look into it, the more obvious it seems that this photo management solution is turning into a sleeper hit. The […]

How-To Geek: Why Immich succeeded where every other Google Photos alternative failed. “It seemed like Immich came out of nowhere, but suddenly all my colleagues appear to be using it. I’m not as into self-hosting as some of them, so perhaps that’s why I’m surprised, but the more I look into it, the more obvious it seems that this photo management solution is turning into a sleeper hit. The […]

How-To Geek: Why Immich succeeded where every other Google Photos alternative failed. “It seemed like Immich came out of nowhere, but suddenly all my colleagues appear to be using it. I’m not as into self-hosting as some of them, so perhaps that’s why I’m surprised, but the more I look into it, the more obvious it seems that this photo management solution is turning into a sleeper hit. The […]

It’s FOSS: 7 Open Source Trello Alternatives For Your Kanban Boards. “After its acquisition and recent AI surge, Trello has changed a lot. But I still miss its simplicity in Kanban style tools I have tried so far. As I lean more towards, open source and self-hosting, I have collected a bunch of projects that can be considered in the same league as Trello.”

It’s FOSS: 7 Open Source Trello Alternatives For Your Kanban Boards. “After its acquisition and recent AI surge, Trello has changed a lot. But I still miss its simplicity in Kanban style tools I have tried so far. As I lean more towards, open source and self-hosting, I have collected a bunch of projects that can be considered in the same league as Trello.”

How-To Geek: I tested 6 Google Maps alternatives—this is the one I’m sticking with. “As good as Google Maps is, I’ve long found it cluttered and bloated, offering features that I never use. And since I’m also becoming increasingly aware of how much data Google has on me, I decided to find an alternative. After testing out six of the best, with hundreds of millions of downloads between them, […]

How-To Geek: I tested 6 Google Maps alternatives—this is the one I’m sticking with. “As good as Google Maps is, I’ve long found it cluttered and bloated, offering features that I never use. And since I’m also becoming increasingly aware of how much data Google has on me, I decided to find an alternative. After testing out six of the best, with hundreds of millions of downloads between them, […]

TechCrunch: As TV-tracking app TV Time shuts down, its founder builds Bingers, a new home for fans. “Bingers will offer TV Time’s existing users a potential lifeline soon after the original app disappears from the app stores. It also gives the existing social community another place to go to continue discussing TV episodes, something that not all TV show tracking apps offer.”

TechCrunch: As TV-tracking app TV Time shuts down, its founder builds Bingers, a new home for fans. “Bingers will offer TV Time’s existing users a potential lifeline soon after the original app disappears from the app stores. It also gives the existing social community another place to go to continue discussing TV episodes, something that not all TV show tracking apps offer.”

Engadget: Open-source Discord alternatives: What Stoat and Element actually fix . ” There’s a growing number of Discord alternatives out there, but open-source chat platforms where you have complete control over your data and don’t have to worry about features being locked behind a subscription will likely be your best option.”

Engadget: Open-source Discord alternatives: What Stoat and Element actually fix . ” There’s a growing number of Discord alternatives out there, but open-source chat platforms where you have complete control over your data and don’t have to worry about features being locked behind a subscription will likely be your best option.”

Juha-Matti Santala: A sign of a good tool is that you don’t notice it – one year with wallabag. “A year ago in June, 2025, when Mozilla shut down Pocket, I took a look at the alternatives and ended up choosing wallabag. I’ve been using it daily ever since.”

Juha-Matti Santala: A sign of a good tool is that you don’t notice it – one year with wallabag. “A year ago in June, 2025, when Mozilla shut down Pocket, I took a look at the alternatives and ended up choosing wallabag. I’ve been using it daily ever since.”

The Register: Poland directs officials to ditch Signal in favor of ‘secure’ state-developed alternative. “The Polish government is urging public officials and ‘entities within the National Cybersecurity System’ to stop using Signal, directing them to instead use an encrypted messenger developed by a leading Polish research organization.”

The Register: Poland directs officials to ditch Signal in favor of ‘secure’ state-developed alternative. “The Polish government is urging public officials and ‘entities within the National Cybersecurity System’ to stop using Signal, directing them to instead use an encrypted messenger developed by a leading Polish research organization.”

MakeUseOf: I replaced Lightroom with this free app and I only miss it a little. “So if you’re tired of spending hundreds of dollars, at the very least, to be able to edit a few photos, you’re using the wrong program. There’s a photo-editing app so good that it can easily replace Lightroom, and you give up only one thing in return.”

MakeUseOf: I replaced Lightroom with this free app and I only miss it a little. “So if you’re tired of spending hundreds of dollars, at the very least, to be able to edit a few photos, you’re using the wrong program. There’s a photo-editing app so good that it can easily replace Lightroom, and you give up only one thing in return.”

MakeUseOf: I stopped using LM Studio once I found this open-source alternative. “The alternative that eventually ended up replacing LM Studio for me is Jan. It’s a desktop application that lets you run LLMs fully offline — much like LM Studio, but not only is it completely free, it’s also open-source, with all the source code being available on GitHub. There are no licensing surprises, no […]

MakeUseOf: I stopped using LM Studio once I found this open-source alternative. “The alternative that eventually ended up replacing LM Studio for me is Jan. It’s a desktop application that lets you run LLMs fully offline — much like LM Studio, but not only is it completely free, it’s also open-source, with all the source code being available on GitHub. There are no licensing surprises, no […]

How-To Geek: I replaced Google Keep with this free open-source app (and never looked back). “Keep is one of Google’s better products. It has a great UI, and you can capture notes with just one tap. Despite using it for years, however, I have wanted an alternative. So why bother replacing it? I can give you two reasons and a free, open-source app that does what Keep can’t.”

How-To Geek: I replaced Google Keep with this free open-source app (and never looked back). “Keep is one of Google’s better products. It has a great UI, and you can capture notes with just one tap. Despite using it for years, however, I have wanted an alternative. So why bother replacing it? I can give you two reasons and a free, open-source app that does what Keep can’t.”

MakeUseOf: I found a browser-based creative suite and it being open-source is only part of the appeal. “I have a love-hate relationship with creative software. The tools that are good enough to rely on professionally can cost a small fortune, and the free alternatives come with their own learning curve and drawbacks. That said, the fact that open-source alternatives for Adobe programs exist […]

MakeUseOf: I found a browser-based creative suite and it being open-source is only part of the appeal. “I have a love-hate relationship with creative software. The tools that are good enough to rely on professionally can cost a small fortune, and the free alternatives come with their own learning curve and drawbacks. That said, the fact that open-source alternatives for Adobe programs exist […]

MakeUseOf: 7 creative tools that are completely free (and professionals actually use). “When you need some capable design suites, development tools, and editing software, it’s easy to assume that serious work requires some serious spending. Many beginners and enthusiasts end up spending hundreds of dollars, without even knowing that even professionals rely on completely free tools for their […]

MakeUseOf: 7 creative tools that are completely free (and professionals actually use). “When you need some capable design suites, development tools, and editing software, it’s easy to assume that serious work requires some serious spending. Many beginners and enthusiasts end up spending hundreds of dollars, without even knowing that even professionals rely on completely free tools for their […]

TechSpot: Discord’s age-check crackdown is already pushing users elsewhere. “In the week following Discord’s announcement, public sentiment turned sharply against the policy. Search interest in ‘Discord alternatives’ surged by roughly 10,000% in the US, eclipsing typical volume from the past month. Queries for ‘Delete Discord’ doubled in the same period, signaling that the company’s privacy […]

TechSpot: Discord’s age-check crackdown is already pushing users elsewhere. “In the week following Discord’s announcement, public sentiment turned sharply against the policy. Search interest in ‘Discord alternatives’ surged by roughly 10,000% in the US, eclipsing typical volume from the past month. Queries for ‘Delete Discord’ doubled in the same period, signaling that the company’s privacy […]

MakeUseOf: This free app does what Photoshop does for most people. “If you are like me, you probably pay for Photoshop but only use between 40 and 50 percent of its features. It’s a powerful tool, but if it’s not the center of your professional life, the price tag may not justify how much you are actually getting out of it. So, I went on the hunt for a Photoshop alternative that would not […]

MakeUseOf: This free app does what Photoshop does for most people. “If you are like me, you probably pay for Photoshop but only use between 40 and 50 percent of its features. It’s a powerful tool, but if it’s not the center of your professional life, the price tag may not justify how much you are actually getting out of it. So, I went on the hunt for a Photoshop alternative that would not […]

ZDNet: I tried a Claude Code alternative that’s local, open source, and completely free – how it works. “This is the first of three articles that will discuss the integration of Goose (the agent framework), Ollama (an LLM server), and Qwen3-coder (the LLM). In this article, I’ll show you how to get everything working. In the next article, I’ll give you a more in-depth understanding of the roles […]

ZDNet: I tried a Claude Code alternative that’s local, open source, and completely free – how it works. “This is the first of three articles that will discuss the integration of Goose (the agent framework), Ollama (an LLM server), and Qwen3-coder (the LLM). In this article, I’ll show you how to get everything working. In the next article, I’ll give you a more in-depth understanding of the roles […]

Tubefilter: UpScrolled wants to be a more open version of TikTok. Can it sustain its current momentum?. “The app hit #1 on the U.S. download charts while taking its user base above one million. Only a few weeks prior, UpScrolled had been sitting at about 40,000 users. The sudden increase in activity has been big enough to temporarily take down UpScrolled’s servers, though the app has pledged […]

Tubefilter: UpScrolled wants to be a more open version of TikTok. Can it sustain its current momentum?. “The app hit #1 on the U.S. download charts while taking its user base above one million. Only a few weeks prior, UpScrolled had been sitting at about 40,000 users. The sudden increase in activity has been big enough to temporarily take down UpScrolled’s servers, though the app has pledged […]

Android Authority: Here are 5 privacy-focused alternatives to popular Google apps. “Google has a vast array of apps available, and I don’t want to make this post too long by listing an alternative for every single one of them. Instead, I’ll focus on alternatives to five popular Google apps most people are familiar with and serve as the perfect starting point for those trying to move away […]

Android Authority: Here are 5 privacy-focused alternatives to popular Google apps. “Google has a vast array of apps available, and I don’t want to make this post too long by listing an alternative for every single one of them. Instead, I’ll focus on alternatives to five popular Google apps most people are familiar with and serve as the perfect starting point for those trying to move away […]

Mashable: TikTok users flock to UpScrolled in response to new U.S. owners. “TikTok competitor UpScrolled has surged up Apple’s App Store rankings after users began turning to the new platform en masse. According to social media sentiment, many are on the hunt for alternatives to TikTok after new U.S. owners were officially instated this week, with expected algorithm changes raising questions […]

Mashable: TikTok users flock to UpScrolled in response to new U.S. owners. “TikTok competitor UpScrolled has surged up Apple’s App Store rankings after users began turning to the new platform en masse. According to social media sentiment, many are on the hunt for alternatives to TikTok after new U.S. owners were officially instated this week, with expected algorithm changes raising questions […]

MakeUseOf: I rebuilt my Windows setup using only free open-source apps. “I decided to rebuild my Windows setup using only free open-source apps. The goal wasn’t simply to find Microsoft 365 alternatives. I was building a different system and trying to break free from the Microsoft ecosystem to whatever extent possible, while still using Windows 11.”

MakeUseOf: I rebuilt my Windows setup using only free open-source apps. “I decided to rebuild my Windows setup using only free open-source apps. The goal wasn’t simply to find Microsoft 365 alternatives. I was building a different system and trying to break free from the Microsoft ecosystem to whatever extent possible, while still using Windows 11.”

Lifehacker: Microsoft Is Finally Retiring Its Free Scanner App (but There Are Alternatives). “Keen observers have known about this since August, when Microsoft first announced that Lens would be retired in September and removed from app stores in November. That obviously didn’t happen, as the company adjusted the deadline to Dec. 15, which also came and went. Microsoft kicked the retirement can […]

Lifehacker: Microsoft Is Finally Retiring Its Free Scanner App (but There Are Alternatives). “Keen observers have known about this since August, when Microsoft first announced that Lens would be retired in September and removed from app stores in November. That obviously didn’t happen, as the company adjusted the deadline to Dec. 15, which also came and went. Microsoft kicked the retirement can […]

MakeUseOf: I tested 5 major Google Maps alternatives — this is the one I’m keeping. “Over several months, I relied entirely on five popular navigation apps—Sygic, Magic Earth, OsmAnd, HERE WeGo, and Waze [Waze?] —for everything from urban navigation to foreign city breaks and far-flung motorcycle trips off the beaten track. After plenty of traffic jams, reroutes, and signal drops, some […]

MakeUseOf: I tested 5 major Google Maps alternatives — this is the one I’m keeping. “Over several months, I relied entirely on five popular navigation apps—Sygic, Magic Earth, OsmAnd, HERE WeGo, and Waze [Waze?] —for everything from urban navigation to foreign city breaks and far-flung motorcycle trips off the beaten track. After plenty of traffic jams, reroutes, and signal drops, some […]